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MWR Internship, Miami, Florida

DESCRIPTION: U. S. Coast Guard Base Miami
Beach MWR is located beside MacArthur Causeway in
Miami Beach. This location has a fitness center, racquetball courts, pool,
multi-purpose recreation court, discounted amusement tickets operation, and
the all hands food and beverage operation - the “Gator Den.” The Marathon
Recreational Lodging, cottages and recreational vehicle (RV) pads, is
located on Vaca Key in the heart of the Florida Keys 111 miles Southwest of
Miami and 48 miles northeast of Key West. The recreation facilities include
four, 1-bedroom cottages and four RV pads. Reservations for the cottages
and RV pads are coordinated through Miami. Interns may expect to gain
operational and programming experience in a number of these MWR facilities,
with some time spent along side the MWR Director.
Click here
to visit the Miami MWR
web site.
It is highly encouraged to bring a laptop if you have one to maximize your internship
experience.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Miami seeks interns with the desire to gain experience in programming
and operation in any/all of the above facilities, accounting, computer,
advertising, marketing, web page assistance. There is ample
opportunity to organize sporting events and leagues, golf tournaments, and
development of tickets and tours operations. Must be a student in good standing pursuing an
undergraduate/graduate degree in recreation or other MWR-related field and
identified as such by an institution of higher learning having an
affiliation agreement with the Coast Guard.

SUPERVISOR/MENTOR
QUALIFICATIONS:Mr. Malloy has over 25 years of Food and
Beverage experience and over 20 years in MWR. He serves as the
Regional MWR Director in Miami, Florida. During his 14 years working for the Army MWR Program,
Mr. Malloy served in a wide range of positions from Chief, Business and
Recreation to MWR Director of Operation Joint Forge where he deployed
on 6 different occasions in support of Military operations in
Bosnia-Herzegovina. He began with the Coast Guard MWR in 2008, recently earned his Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, and is
currently a member of the International Military Community Executive
Association (IMCEA).

HOUSING:
Housing will be provided. Students will coordinate housing with the
Miami MWR Director once accepted at that
location.

MEALS:
Meals will be provided in the galley that serves 2 meals per
day. Interns will coordinate meal times with the Miami MWR Director once
accepted at that location.

PAY:
No pay, this is a volunteer internship.

TRAVEL:
Travel to and from the internship is the responsibility of the student.
Arrangements may be
made for pick up at the airport, if required, by contacting Miami MWR
Director prior to arrival. Contact information will be provided once
selected for the internship. It is highly recommended that you drive
in order to have transportation in the surrounding area for personal evening
and weekend purposes.

AVAILABILITY: Intern positions may be open for 12 to 16
weeks in duration, (depending on school requirements) on a year-round basis..

TO APPLY:
The deadline to apply is 4 months prior to start date of the internship.
Planning ahead is most important especially if we need to establish an
affiliation agreement with your university. Send your resume with cover letter (include
locations of interest and desired semester on cover), official transcripts,
and letter of recommendation to: